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W. LAMB.

OURLING IRON.

(No Model.)

No. 391,476. Patented Oct. 23, 1888.

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CURLING 'IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,476, dated October 23, 1888.

Applicaiion filed June 13, 1888. Serial No. 276,940. (No model.) Patented in France January 11, 1888, No.188,086; in England January 2|, 1888, No. 936; in Belgium February 8, 1888, No. 80,577; in AustriaHungar-y February!), 1888, and in Italy February 9. 1888, No. 22,997/305.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it k nown that 1, WILLIAM LAMB, of Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curling-Irons, (for which I have obtained Letters Patent in France January 11, 1888, No. 188,0 6; in Great Britain January 21, 1888, No. 936; in Belgium February 8, 1888. No. 80,577; in Italy February 9, 1888, No. 22,997305, and in Austria-Hungary February 9, 1888,) of which the following is a specification.

Hitherto curling-irons have generally been made with legs or members of perfectly round or circular section, and they have produced circular waves or curls which are too accentuated to be smoothed or toned down to the form of waves or curls of natural appearance.

My invention consists in constructing curling-irons with legs or members of oval section whereby curls or waves of natural and pleasing appearance can be produced. The oval legs form oblong curls or waves which can readily be smoothed down to the desired extent.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 a section on line at roof Fig.

1, of curling-irons constructed according to my invention.

a a are the two legs or members. They are connected in the usual manner by a joint, I), and are fitted with handles 0 0, of wood or other suitable material. As is clearly seen in Fig. 2, the legs a a are of oval section. They may be slightly flattened at the parts which, when the legs are closed, come incontact with each other.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In curling-irons, legs or members of oval form in section, as and for the purpose described and shown.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\VILLIAM LAMB.

Witnesses:

R0121. M. HOOPER, ALPHONSE GRI'JNFELDER. 

